LAND O' LAKES - Fido deserves a fighting chance, too. That's why the Suncoast Animal League donated 45 sets of animal resuscitation masks to Pasco County Fire Rescue on Thursday. ...more

August 7, 2009

A new fire station won't hinder recreation at a popular park in rural Hillsborough, an official said. Some residents were alarmed when a surveyor's map appeared to show that the station would be located in the center of Bealsville Park, 5009 Nesmith Road. But county fire rescue Chief Kim Olsen said that's not the county's intentions. ...more

August 4, 2009

The Hillsborough County Fire Marshal's Office is investigating a fatal fire that destroyed an RV at 6703 Chattin Road in Tampa. ...more

July 11, 2009

About 30 residents of a Winter Haven nursing home have been evacuated because of a fire, according to Polk County public safety officials. ...more

July 10, 2009

A Gibsonton man escaped injury after his boat caught fire and sank in Tampa Bay this afternoon. The 38-foot recreational boat eventually sank and is considered a complete loss, authorities said. ...more

July 6, 2009

Lightning appears to be the cause of Spring Hill residential fire ...more

July 2, 2009

The Orange County Sheriff's Office says a 21-year-old Orlando hotel employee drowned in the facility's pool. ...more

June 27, 2009

More than 70 firefighter candidates navigated the physical agility test ...more

June 23, 2009

Hillsborough County fire inspectors are looking into a fire late Saturday night that destroyed a vacant house in Gibsonton. ...more

June 21, 2009

Long-line fishing boat captain Solomon Rodney docked near the Tom Stuart Causeway, bringing with him a souvenir he reeled in from 60 miles off the coast of Panama City. ...more

June 8, 2009